In the National Hurricane Center's latest advisory, it warned that the heavy rainfall could cause "life-threatening flash flooding" in parts of southeastern Louisiana and MS, southern Alabama, and the western Florida Panhandle if it goes on through Thursday evening.
As a slow-moving tropical storm that formed Tuesday in the Gulf, Cindy was blamed for one death: authorities said a 10-year-old Missouri boy vacationing with his family on the Alabama coast was struck by a log washed in by a large wave.
Kenny Kuluz wades through floodwaters at the Ocean Springs, Miss., harbor as the combination of high tide and the rain bands of Tropical Storm Cindy, dumped rain on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Wednesday morning, June 21, 2017.
"It's still far out to say how much we'll get because some models are showing (Cindy) cooling off", said meteorologist Kathleen Carroll.
Tropical Storm Cindy was downgraded to a Tropical Depression, but the threat of tornadoes and flash flooding lingers. A tropical storm warning continues for Galveston County.
A tornado was reported on Thursday near Birmingham, Alabama, destroying several buildings and injuring at least four people, according to the National Weather Service and local media. But ABC News meteorologists said this warning is likely to end soon as Cindy weakens throughout the day.
The storm made landfall early Thursday in southwestern Louisiana.
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Speaking to reporters at the state's Emergency Operations Center in Clanton, the governor says more EOC offices are being activated as the rain moves north.
Parts of southeast Arkansas can expect to see heavy rainfall as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cindy move northward through the state. "Additional rainfall amounts of 2 to 4 inches with isolated maximum amounts of 8 inches over southern MS, southern and central Alabama and extreme western Florida Panhandle are expected through Friday morning".
Inland sites like Brewton, AL, have reported flooding of low-lying areas, the National Weather Service in Mobile, AL, reported.
The storm's maximum sustained winds were close to 40 miles per hour when it made landfall early Thursday.
Around the Interstate 20 corridor, Stefkovich said rain amounts have been 2 to 4 inches over the last day and a half, with another 1 to 3 inches expected.
The Kanawha County Commission also issued an alert Thursday, notifying residents who live in areas that typically have flash flooding or high water to monitor creeks and streams.
Some threats could be lurking in the flood waters, Alabama state officials warned in a statement that floating colonies of fire ants could form in the gushing surge of water. Most of the severe weather was to the east of the storm.
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